Cartel Gunmen Storm Cancún tourist Bar — 5 Killed, 12 Injured

Four cartel gunmen carrying rifles and handguns stormed into a bar in the tourist resort city of Cancun and began firing indiscriminately. The attack on Friday left five dead and 12 others injured.
The shooting took place Friday night at approximately 11:43 p.m., according to a local media report. The attack took place at the La Kuka Bar located at Avenida José López Portillo and Súper Manzana 60 Manzanas 8, within the municipality of Benito Juarez where Cancun is located.

Initial reports indicate that the gunmen entered the establishment armed with one rifle and four handguns. Without warning, the cartel gunmen began firing indiscriminately at employees and bar patrons.

There have been five recent attacks at bars in Cancun and the nearby resort city of Playa del Carmen. All of the attacks are believed to have been perpetrated by criminal gangs tied to drug cartels. The most recent occurred in Playa del Carmen last month when two gunmen stormed a bar and killed seven people.

Officials in Cancun reported 60 homicides this year while Playa del Carmen tallied 27, according to records from the state attorney generals office as reported in local media. In 2018, Cancun broke its all-time record for homicides with 546 recorded.

Cancun Homicide Cases Per Year

2018 — 546
2017 — 227
2016 — 61
2015 — 37
2014 — 21

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